Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-17
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.
IOWA.

The new railroad bridge at Waterloo is
completed.
The Ryan murder case has cost Audi.
bon County over $4,000 SO far.
The LeMars Sentinel has been moved
into its new quarters opposite the Nuckley
house.
The Illinois Central Railroad will
build an elegant passenger depot at Du-
buque.
-Chinch bugs IRE reported at West
Side, large fields of grain having been de-
stroyed by them.
The prohibition law is not enforced at
Dubuque. Twelve drunks were before the
Mayor the other morning.
Lake Mariana. near Council Bluffs, is
said to be in danger Of being transformed
into m unsightly quagmire.
"A scarlet woman got drunk and made
Rome howl at Creston the other day, but
was finally induced to leave town.
An active wa has been inaugurated at
Cedar Rapids against the numerous pros
titutes who have recently infected that
city.
An old gentleman named Howell,
prominent and wealthy citizen of DEBORAH,
is dead. He leaves 100000 and no rela-
tives.
Five Muscatine people recently re-
ceived $4,000 each from the estate of
rich uncle, VIM. Morrison, of Allegheny,
Pa.
Work on the Cedar Rapids sewerage
system has been inaugurated. The sewers
will in all cases be laid under the centers
Of the streets.
The Dubuque Times company has sued
the State Mutual Insurance Company, of
Keokuk, for 50, 900 insurance on loss by
fire last February.
The Council Bluffs papers are poking
fun at the Mayor Of that town because his
white COW and calf We're put in the pound
and cost him $3.50.
The annual tournament of the West
at Wapello, commencing August 80 and
continuing four days.
Three young men, having in their pos
session 100 pocket-knives and twenty-one
razors, were arrested at Sigourney on sus-
picion of being burglars.
Between 200 and 800 business men of
Dubuque have manifested willingness to
become members of board of trade. and
such an organization will soon be eff
fected.
The jury in the infanticide case on
trial at Burlington failed to agree and the
defendants, Mary Belle Perkins and Sarah
Perkins. were remanded to Jail to await q
new trial in September.
"A petition to the City Council of Du-
buque has been largely signed asking that
new gas company be chartered rs the old
company persists in charging $3.50 per
thousand feet when rate of $1.75 has
been offered.
"A Council Bluffs young man named
George Meyers, in the employ of j. l..
Cohoon, insurance agent, in the absence Of
his employer collected $500 or $500 and
decamped, taking with him some valuable
papers.
Mr.. Herman, farmer near Wesley,
had his barn, farm machinery, four head
of horses, 800 bushels of grain and several
hogs destroyed by fire few days ago. In
his efforts to save the property he narrowly
escaped being burned to death.
IT. 3. Potter, the new general mana
ger of the Union Pacific railroad, was in
Council Bluffs recently, accompanied by
S. Il. Galloway and MI. Burns, and spent
some time making an inspection of the
companys interests in that city.
Millions of voracious worms are. at
work on the shade trees of Fort Madison,
and unless something is done to satiate
their greed the trees will in short time
be stripped of their verdure. The worms
are from an inch to an inch and half in
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